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Michigan University professor praises anti-Israel student activists in commencement speech

Peterson allegedly deviated from his remarks, and according to UMich President Domenico Grasso did not represent the institutional position of neutrality.

Students protest in support of Palestine during the University of Michigan's Spring Commencement ceremony on May 4, 2024; file photo.
Pro-Palestine protesters hold a rally against the Baruch College Hillel campus organization at Baruch College in New York City, June 5, 2024.

TNS student senate cuts Hillel ties over Israel trips, university says decision lacks 'authority'

(L-r) Andrea Lucas, chair of the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, speaks with Brandeis Center founder Kenneth Marcus at an antisemitism conference held at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 16, 2026.

Trump official defends ‘list of Jews’ strategy in Penn case at Harvard antisemitism conference

One demonstrator fixes another head scarf outside the pro-Palestine encampment on the Columbia University campus on April 29, 2024 in New York City.

Columbia’s Hillel director: What do we do about antisemitism on campus?


Hillel launches #OwnYourStar social media campaign

Over 80% of Jewish college students report that they are proud Jews – but only 62% are comfortable openly discussing that they are Jewish, according to Hillel. 

A Star of David necklace.

Haredim who want out - are we giving them the help they need?

Hillel, an association that provides assistance to haredim who wish to leave the community, was disqualified from broadcasting in July. So they took the network to court.

 HAREDIM ON a Mea Shearim street corner during Sukkot.

Mosaic United to donate $23m. for Jewish campus programs

Jerusalem-based initiative Mosaic United and its partners committed to providing USD $23 million to 400 schools to fund Jewish student programming for the sixth year in a row.

Students celebrate Hanukkah at the University of Florida Hillel, a partner of Mosaic United.

Nevergreen: A satirical novel about campus culture with a Jewish subtext

We see that Muslim students are a protected and treasured minority on campus, which is perhaps as it should be, but then this quickly slides into protecting global Islamist causes as well.

 NEVERGREEN by Andrew Pessin.

Did a pro-Palestinian campus group call for the ‘defunding’ of Hillel?

A statement by the Hillel chapter at Rutgers likewise doesn’t mention “defunding,” though it does lament that “campuses have become increasingly hostile to Jewish life.”

Rutgers University College Avenue campus July 2016 Hedge spells out Rutgers

ADL, Hillel work together to document antisemitism on university campuses

Hillel and the ADL will together create a college-level curriculum on antisemitism and jointly document antisemitic incidents on campuses in the United States.

The University of Iowa.

Princeton Hillel and an Israeli flag - opinion

Inclusivity is a two-way street. I, along with many other students, feel excluded by a Hillel that refuses to prominently display the Israeli flag.

STUDENTS WALK along a path on the Princeton University campus.

New book explores Hillel's rebuilding Jewish life in former Soviet Union

Sprinkled throughout the book are many vignettes that illustrate Hillel’s approaches.

EX-SOVIET dissident and then-minister Natan Sharansky (left) meets in Moscow with mayor Yuri Luzhkov, 1997. The book covers Hillel’s efforts to build Jewish activism among Sharansky’s successors in the former USSR in the 1990s, subsequent to his making aliyah.

Swastika, Hitler photo found during weapons arrest at Cal State Monterey Bay

Authorities said they found chemicals and wires in the home prompting them to call in the bomb squad, but no bomb-making materials were found.

The Tanimura and Antle Family Memorial Library at Cal State University, Monterey Bay.

Hillel Int'l launches educational winter initiative amid coronavirus

More than 1,200 students worldwide have already signed up for the free classes.

Abigail Adams, sitting in chair on the right with white mask, got to attend one in-person Hillel event at UNC-Chapel Hill before the school shut down.